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Example sentences for "calm and"

  • He was so obviously a thorough gentleman, and his manner was so calm and dignified, that the strange young lady almost felt abashed at the charges she had made.

  • There was much he must ask, and much she must tell, but for this little time of calm and delight he could not break the spell.

  • He assumed a calm and deliberation he was far from feeling, as he said: "I was not aware that I should be obliged to account to anyone save Dorothy for my goings and comings.

  • Sperelli was taller, more dignified, admirable of attitude, calm and collected, perfectly balanced between grace and strength, his whole person proclaiming the grand seigneur.

  • The Wilderness still held secrets for both, but they intended to solve them that day, to see which way the riddle ran, and the Wilderness itself was as dark, as calm and as somber as ever.

  • The girl beside him gave one start at the sudden apparition and then became calm and impassive.

  • There is poetry in the heavens so calm and so cold.

  • During my early youth I saw you in my dreams, calm and mild, with one hand stretched out over my head, and that it was which made me sleep so soundly--formerly.

  • Desire the governor to come to me," added the king, in accents full of calm and dignity.

  • Certainly she gave him no chance, at that final interview, but stood amongst the other women, calm and smiling, as if determined that he should not again mock her with his ironical devotion.

  • A lovely stream, your river Thames, so calm and broad; it is like the spirit of your people.

  • Mother knitted away as steadily as clockwork and pretended to be calm and serene--pretended so well that we were all deceived and envious until the next day, when I caught her ravelling out four inches of her sock.

  • So just let us be calm and trust in the Almighty and get this place tidied up.

  • She would not lisp--she would be calm and composed.

  • Both Miss Drake and Dreda herself were arrested by the sight of those flaming cheeks, for Susan was, as a rule, so calm and self-restrained that any exhibition of excitement on her part was bound to attract attention.

  • LEAD ON, O LORD Jesus still lead on Till our rest be won; And although the way be cheerless, We will follow, calm and fearless; Guide us by thy hand To our Fatherland.

  • Should care and grief thy portion be, To thy strong refuge ever flee; For all his creatures but perform, In peace and tumult, calm and storm, What pleaseth God.

  • But life shall on and upward go; Th' eternal step of Progress beats To that great anthem, calm and slow, Which God repeats.

  • Then the day will surely be Peaceful, whatsoe'er befall, Bright and blessèd, calm and free.

  • She prayed that her own end might be as calm and painless, and thought with trust and reverence of the words which she had heard from her father during his illness, indicative of his faith, his resignation, and his future hope.

  • Did I never sigh that I had not given my young heart to one who would have trusted me even as he loved, and surrounded me with a golden atmosphere of confidence, calm and beautiful as an unclouded autumn sky?

  • He sat down by me, still holding my hand in his, and promised to tell me, if I would be calm and passive.

  • Henceforth my life would be calm and placid as the beams that illumined the night.

  • I trembled like an aspen, there was something so fearful in the roused indignation of one usually so calm and self-possessed.

  • But I must be calm and act a part, Nor show the fierce grief that rends my heart; A Seneca chief must learn to hide His pangs 'neath a mask of stoic pride.

  • She ought to have nothing to do but enjoy life after her own fashioning, and be calm and satisfied.

  • It was no longer her agitated and alarmed heart that inspired her; it was her conscience, calm and sincere.

  • The handsome prince, calm and smiling, with white cravat and elegantly fitting dress-coat which showed off his fine figure, advanced toward Madame Desvarennes before whom he bowed.

  • The landlord's daughter filled their cups Around the rustic board; Then sat they all so calm and still, And spake not one rude word.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "calm and" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    animal heat; calm and; calm voice; calm weather; each degree; enormous number; first saw; free nations; human conduct; make water; manifest itself; public letter; rather curious; rise again; rouble note; said afore; shall proclaim; taken seriously; taking possession; there wasn; things existing; thirteen thousand; wild cherry; will surely